Mountain Village Police Jail

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The Mountain Village Police Jail is located at New Airport Road in Mountain Village, AK and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Mountain Village Police Department.

This page will tell you information about everything you might want to know about the Mountain Village Police Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Mountain Village Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find your court records, and everything else.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give information and tips that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail easier. If you have questions, just ask it in the comment section below, and any tips or comments that would help other people in the same situation is welcome.

Mountain Village Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Mountain Village Police Jail Inmate Locator is a roster of individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, including current status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can get info about anyone arrested and booked or released within the last 24 hours. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to locate the information quicker if you enter the arrestee’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Mountain Village Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Mountain Village Police Jail takes you through each of these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

The first thing you will have to to is you have to answer some simple questions, such as your full name, street address, birthdate and a contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will then be allowed to use the phone so you can get in touch with family, friends, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might get to wear your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged takes between 30 minutes to hours or even all day long. In simple terms, the faster you can pay your bail, the faster you will get let go. Also, it might depend on whether you’ve got a cash bond amount or if the judge has to determine how much your bail will be. For lesser charges, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and are given a release date, expect to get released in the morning.

Mountain Village Police Jail Visitation

The inmate must provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Mountain Village Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s information will go into the log as an authorized visitor. Every visitor must provide proof of identification. Any visitors that gets to visitation or that is not on the visitation list will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures change often, so you should call the facility at 907-591-2921 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Mountain Village Police Jail you have to be on their approved visitation list.

Make sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license when you go to visitation because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No phones are allowed at Mountain Village Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anybody under must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Usually is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 and is a family member of the inmate, they must be accompanied by an adult family member or guardian to include a member of the inmate’s extended family. If a visitor is under the age of 18 and is not related to the inmate, this visitor must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Sending Mail to Inmates

This is what you need to know in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Mountain Village Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Mountain Village Police Jail is always searched and inspected for contraband that might threaten the security, safety or well-being of the facility, its staff, and inmates. Inmates can only receive metered, unstamped, plain white postcards no larger than 4″ x 6″ as mail. The writing on the postcard has to be in pencil or blue or black ink. If it has a stamp on it, it will get returned. If you write in green ink, then it will get returned. If you send any other kind of mail will be returned to the sender. If there is no return address on it, then the unauthorized mail will be stored in the inmate’s locker until the inmate gets release.

Do not include any of these things in the mail that you send to an inmate: any kind of threat to jail order, any description of the manufacture of weapons, bombs, incendiary devices, or tools for escape; do not encourage or advocate any kind of violence, hate speech, or racial or ethnic supremacy. Inmates are not allowed to write to other inmates.

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Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Mountain Village Police Jail. This includes sending money for to spend in the commissary, sending regular mail or photos, sending money for phone calls, and even postcards.

This page covers everthing you need to know about the Mountain Village Police Jail to help you follow these procedures and guidelines. If you have questions, or there is something that you were looking for, but did not find, please contact us using the contact link in the site menu.

Public Records

Warrant Inquiry

If you think you might have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can check the arrest warrants inquiry online or call the court directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and inquire at the information desk. You should know that if there is a warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or check online. An arrest is in the public record and these records are freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. Court Records include a court case file that includes a docket and any filings and documents filed in the case. You can access the court records via the internet, or at Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of people’s criminal background. These online databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal histories from another state. You can go to courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county, and if the crime was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you are able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any crimes, which can include, drug crimes, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to people in jail are always changing, so you should review the Mountain Village Police Jail site when you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Mountain Village Police Jail

You will have your own ‘bank account’ while in jail. This money is used to purchase items from the Commissary. Family and friends can deposit money into this account for you, and any money you earn while in prison will also be deposited into your account. Outside money can be paid in to your account via a money order, cash or check. If someone sends a check or money order, make sure that they write your inmate ID on it. The maximum amount you are allowed in your account is $290 per month.

Guidelines For Sending Money To An Inmate

Before you send any money you should find out what online money transfer companies the jail your inmate is incarcerated in uses. The exact method that the Mountain Village Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 907-591-2921 to get the current payment method.

You may be required to be on the inmate’s visitation list in order to send them money, and be aware that they may have a limit on how much you deposit at one time, like $200-300 at a time, or a limit on how much money may be in the inmate’s account at one time.

Some of the money transfer firms being used by various facilities include JPay, MoneyGram, AccessCorrections, OffenderConnect, Touchpayonline, JailATM, WU, smartdeposit, and tigercommissary.

If an inmate has fines or are required to pay restitution then they will be subject to garnishment of their commissary/trust account. If the inmate has a garnishment, then money to pay them will be taken from the inmate’s bank account. In some cases it may be a percentage or the entire amount of the obligation, but the actual percentage depends on the circumstances. We recommend that inmates talk to the counselor at their facility and try to find out. You can also try to make an arrangement so that only a percentage of your commissary funds are taken, instead of all your funds take at one time.

Commissary

The commissary is the Mountain Village Police Jail store. You can buy several different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably need to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have enough money in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to hygiene products such as soap, shampoo, and disposable razors for shaving. The commissary also sells other things like books and magazines, televisions and radios, playing cards, headphones, MP3 players, and electronic tablets. They also sell everything need to write home to family, friends, and loved ones: paper, envelopes, and stamps. If an inmate is indigent and cannot afford paper and stamps, the jail will provide these things to an inmate who has not had any money in their commissary account for at least 30 days.

Phone Calls & Phone Usage Policy

All phone calls from the Mountain Village Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are much more expensive than regular phone calls. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the rules, phone privileges might get reduced or forbidden.

Phone Number: 907-591-2921

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they get to set the prices. The money these phone service providers make from all of the inmate phone calls are split with the facility, so there is no incentive for the jail or the counselors at the facility to show inmates or their family how to save money on inmate phone calls at the Mountain Village Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These three factors will determine the cost of an inmate phone call: Where you are located; Where your inmate is located, What type of phone number you have.

For example, if your inmate is in federal prison, if you get a new local number then this will decrease your inmate’s phone call rate from $.21 per minute to only $.06 per minute.

For state prisons and local jails learning how to decrease your inmates phone charges can be more difficult. ArrestedResources.com is an expert in keeping up with all of the changes that affect your inmate’s rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on calling your inmate. There are some circumstances where we will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail has set their phone call rates in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

For more detailed information on how to save on inmate calls at Mountain Village Police Jail, click the link below.

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